diet-comet

0.0.3 • Public • Published

Comet.js v.0.5 - It's is a flexible long polling module for node.js with support for unlimited listener types, multi and single listeners, custom sender identification. It has mysql integration, and a simple API.

Dependencies


The module is based on the application framework and it uses mysql as a database handler.

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Server side

You will need to include this in your server.js like use('comet.js')

    // REQUIRE comet module
    comet = new Comet({
        app		 : app,
        database : 'my_projects_database',
        id		 : function(request, response){ return request.cookies.sid; },
        sender	 : function(request, mysql, callback){ 
            mysql.users.getBy('id', request.cookies.id, function(users){
                callback(new User(users[0])); 
            });
        }
    });
    
    // COLLECT Listeners
    var everyone = [];
    comet.listener('home', function(request, package, mysql, options, end){
        end(everyone, options, false);
    });
    
    // JOIN event
    var join 		= comet.actions('join');
    join.onEmit 	= baseEmit
    join.onSubmit 	= function(mysql, request, response, package, private, listener, end){
        everyone.push(request.cookies.id);
        end();
    }
    
    // LEAVE event
    var leave 		= comet.actions('leave');
    leave.onEmit 	= baseEmit;
    leave.onSubmit 	= function(mysql, request, response, package, private, listener, end){
        everyone.remove(request.cookies.id);
        end();
    }

Client Side

You will have to include the auto generated /scripts/comet.js

    <script src="/scripts/comet.js" type="text/javascript"></script> 
    <script>
        window.onload = function(){
            // PUSH join
            comet.push({ type: 'join', listeners: ['home'] });
            
            // PUSH messages
            comet.push({ type: 'message', listeners: ['home'], message: 'Hello World!' });
            comet.push({ type: 'message', listeners: ['home'], message: 'This is comet.js!' });
        }
        
        // PUSH leave
        window.onunload = function(){
            comet.push({ type: 'leave', listeners: ['home'] });
        }
    
        // LISTEN on join, leave and message events
        comet.ping.join  = function(package){ console.log('joined', package); }
        comet.ping.leave  = function(package){ console.log('leaved', package); }
        comet.ping.message  = function(package){ console.log(package.sender, ' -> ', package.message); }
    </script>

Server side module variables


app: object required

  • an Application() Object

database: string required

  • custom mysql database name

id: function required

  • internal sender ID identifier
  • this can be a string or a number, it is usually the request.cookies.id

sender: function required

  • overall sender identifier
  • this can be anything, but it's usually a user Object with name, location etc..
  • it is usually used on the receivers side to show who sent the message

emitOnEndFilter: function optional

  • a filter function which runs just before the emit, which has the right to pass or stop the emit event
  • it can be used for ignore list filtering

Client side implementaton


When you use the comet module on server side, a path for the client side js file will be generated in your public/scripts/comet.client what you can include in your html file like this:

    <script src="/scripts/comet.js" type="text/javascript"></script> 

After you included the comet.js file you will have access to the global comet object.

Initializing:

    comet.controller();  // start the controller
    setTimeout(comet.worker, 1000); // starts the worker 1 second later for safety

After you initialized you don't have to worry about anything except sending and receiving information in real-time with push function and ping object.

comet.push(package)

This function broadcasts a message with the specified package:

  • type : This is a custom type of the message action string required
  • listeners : If it's an array then it will be sent to a group of people, if it's a string or an intenger then it will be sent to that single client. string, integer or array required
  • parameters : whatever else you put in the package it is considered as package parameters. optional anything

An example push request:

    comet.push({
        type: 'join',
        listeners: ['family'],
        my_custom_message: 'Hi family members!'
    })

comet.ping

This is where you can assign listeners to the actions, for example you can listen to the join event above with:

    comet.ping.join = function(package){
        console.log(package) 
        // output => { type: 'join', listeners: ['family'], my_custom_message: 'Hi family members!' }
    }

Versions


New in v0.5 - (February 13, 2013):

  • Automatic client js path app.public+/scripts/comet.client
  • Submit Before Emit Introduced
  • New comet.action interface to support submit_before_emit
  • Each package now is stamped with a Unique Package ID (package._stamp)
  • Each request is stamped with a request.comet_id by COMET.id()
  • Improved documentation

New in v0.4 - (October 3, 2012):

  • Totally stand-alone module
  • Accepts variables
  • Cleaned-up inner module interface

New in v0.3 - (Summer 2012):

  • Half stand alone module
  • Pressure control with Controller/workers mechanism
  • 99% message transmission success
  • Several bug fixes
  • Custom listeners

New in v0.2 - (Spring 2012)

  • Private object in package
  • Server side comet.push()
  • Better & stand alone client-side comet modules

New in v0.1 - (Summer 2011):

  • Custom message types

TODO


  • Support database handlers other than mysql
  • Shortcuts for messaging channels, like create a new channel instance with already setup join, leave, create, update, delete types and register the channel listener.

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